With the release of Intel's 12th generation Core processors, the blessing of DDR5 and PCIe5.0 has given Intel more possibilities for the future. Compared with DDR4 memory, DDR5 memory takes off directly in frequency, and the default frequency also comes to 4800MHz. And there will be more options in the future in terms of capacity, but at present, the mainstream DDR5 memory is still more than 16GB capacity, and the price is slightly more expensive than DDR4 memory.
So for players who recently want to update the 12th generation core new platform, do they want to update the DDR5 memory? What frequency should I choose when choosing DDR5 memory? Recently installed an i9-12900K game console, through different frequencies of DDR5 memory testing, to the recent users to choose DDR5 memory some reference.
Product appearance:
This set of AORUS DDR5 5200MHz memory from GIGABYTE is a 16GB x2 set of C40 timings, and the packaging style continues the design elements of GIGABYTE's AORUS series.
AORUS DDR5 5200MHz A single DDR 5 memory can open dual channels, two can open 4 channels. The memory uses a 10-layer PCB design, and the built-in power management integrated circuit unlocks the DDR5 voltage control, improving overclocking performance and overclocking capability. Support XMP3.0 specification, with the motherboard can achieve one-click on overclocking mode.
The AORUS DDR5 5200MHz has a simple design and is not designed with RGB lighting elements. There is a Gigabyte AORUS logo on the side of the heat dissipation armor, and I hope that GIGABYTE will have more good-looking RGB light bar models to choose from in the future.
Although this set of memory is not designed with RGB lights, the first feeling of the overall installation is that the texture of this set of strips is still very good.
GIGABYTE AORUS DDR5 5200MHz memory module adopts copper-aluminum composite material with nano-carbon heat sink design, the thickness of the heat sink reaches 2 mm, and the strengthening of the body structure can also effectively improve the heat dissipation performance by using the thermal conductivity of copper and the heat dissipation advantages of aluminum. The memory size is 39.86*137.35*8.7mm, which is not a pressure on the CHOICE OF CPU heatsink.
Performance testing:
In terms of testing, the motherboard selected is GIGABYTE's Super Eagle Z690 AORUS MASTER, which is more luxurious than the previous generation configuration, in order to effectively control heat. The whole is covered with more fin heat sinks to help dissipate heat. Up to 5 M.2 SSD interfaces have been added, and these interfaces are also covered with thermal armor. E-ATX design, new LGA 1700 interface. The more luxurious heat dissipation armor basically covers the entire motherboard, and the RGB lighting effect design is added to the I/O area and the South Bridge cooling area, but GIGABYTE adopts a blackened semi-transparent decoration in the lighting, and the RGB lighting gives the player a "low-key connotation" feeling. And the weight of this motherboard is also heavy, reaching around 2400g, seeing the official data given by the heatsink alone the weight of the heatsink reaches 1541g.
The software can see that the current typhoon can not well identify the particle information of the current DDR5 memory, which is more embarrassing.
Although you can't see the particle information, but the mainstream DDR5 particles on the market are mainly Micron, Samsung, Hynix three, you can see AORUS DDR5 5200MHz timing is C40, even if you insert two can also achieve four channels. The memory voltage is 1.1V, which is 0.1V lower than the DDR4 generation memory voltage.
XMP is supported by default, after entering the motherboard Bios, you can see that the memory settings on the first page can be turned on, and the default frequency is 4800MHz if it is not set.
It can be seen that it enters the system at the default 4800MHz, and the default read/write 72G/69G/67G/ is tested by AIDA64, with a delay of 88ns. This result is basically double the performance performance of the familiar DDR4 3600MHz memory in terms of reading and writing.
If you have overclocking requirements for memory frequency, you can enter advanced mode to select different XMP modes to switch different frequencies. The default first preset is 5200MHz, which can be turned on and can be operated at 5200MHz.
After turning on XMP in the system, you can see that the AORUS MEMORY DDR5 memory can already run at 5200MHz. Read and write 81G/74G/73G/ with a latency of 78.6ns. Compared with the default 4800MHz, the improvement is still very obvious, from about 10% to 14%.
For the average player, after this upgrade, you can see that the motherboard BIOS settings have also added DDR5-specific XMP Booster overclocking presets, and you can see that for the current three particles, Gigabyte prepares a dedicated DDR5 XMP Booster option for players. Players can choose the appropriate preset depending on the particles of memory in their hands. Save the player the trouble of trying the frequency and adjusting the timing one by one.
If you still want to explore higher frequencies, you can continue to adjust the memory parameter to try. However, I currently test it, under the current BIOS, the performance ceiling of DDR5 memory is not too easy for players to touch because of the grain. In terms of actual overclocking, it is better to choose the official preset DDR5 XMP Booster parameters to set.
Taking the AORUS MEMORY DDR5 5200MHz as an example, I overclocked up to 5400MHz. The timing is still C40, and no matter how high it is, it cannot enter the system test. It can be seen that read and write 85G/76G/75G/, with a delay of 80.2ns. Compared with the default 4800MHz, the improvement is still very obvious, an increase of about 15%.
summary
Through the test, it can be seen that the memory frequency of the current DDR5 is different, compared with the memory of the basic 4800MHz frequency, in the comparison of the 5400MHz and 5600MHz frequency, it can be seen that the improvement in reading and writing in the AIDA64 test is about 10% to 15%, although the actual productivity and the actual difference between 4800MHz and 5600MHz in terms of actual productivity and gaming experience is not very obvious. In particular, in terms of productivity, memory may currently have a greater impact on productivity because of the size of memory rather than the frequency. After the future popularization of DDR5, it can bring users a single memory with a capacity of more than 64GB, which will be more obvious for the increase in productivity, so at present, in the case of DDR5 memory price is still slightly higher, I recommend that you still choose memory according to your wallet and configuration.